AMERICAN HISTORY CHAPTER 7 PACKET: Immigrants and Urbanization

AMERICAN HISTORY
CHAPTER 7 PACKET:
Immigrants and Urbanization
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answer the questions to the best of my ability.
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7.1
The New Immigrants
pp. 254-261
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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Through the “Golden Door”
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Europeans
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Chinese and Japanese
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The West Indies and Mexico
Life in the New Land
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A Difficult Journey
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Ellis Island
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Angel Island
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Cooperation for Survival
Immigration Restrictions
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The Rise of Nativism
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Anti-Asian Sentiment
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The Gentlemen’s Agreement
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7.1
The New Immigrants
pp. 254-261
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. Ellis Island
2. Angel Island
3. melting pot
4. nativism
5. Chinese Exclusion Act
6. Gentlemen’s Agreement
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7.1
The New Immigrants
pp. 254-261
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. What reasons did people from other parts of the world have for immigrating to the United States?
B. What difficulties did immigrants face in gaining admission to the United States?
C. How did immigrants deal with challenges they faced?
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7.2
The Challenges of Urbanization
pp. 262-266
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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Urban Opportunities
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Immigrants Settle in Cities
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Migration from Country to City
Urban Problems
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Housing
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Transportation
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Water
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Sanitation
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Crime
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Fire
Reformers Mobilize
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The Settlement House Movement
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7.2
The Challenges of Urbanization
pp. 262-266
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. urbanization
2. Americanization movement
3. tenement
4. mass transit
5. Social Gospel movement
6. settlement house
7. Jane Addams
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7.2
The Challenges of Urbanization
pp. 262-266
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. Why did native-born Americans start the Americanization movement?
B. What housing problems did urban working-class families face?
C. How did conditions in cities affect people’s health?
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7.3
Politics in the Gilded Age
pp. 267-271
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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The Emergence of Political Machines
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The Political Machine
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The Role of the Political Boss
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Immigrants and the Machine
Municipal Graft and Scandal
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Election Fraud and Graft
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The Tweed Ring Scandal
Civil Service Replaces Patronage
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Patronage Spurs Reform
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Reform under Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur
Business Buys Influence
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Harrison, Cleveland, and High Tariffs
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7.3
Politics in the Gilded Age
pp. 267-271
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. political machine
2. graft
3. Boss Tweed
4. patronage
5. civil service
6. Rutherford B. Hayes
7. James A. Garfield
8. Chester A. Arthur
9. Pendleton Civil Service Act
10. Grover Cleveland
11. Benjamin Harrison
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7.3
Politics in the Gilded Age
pp. 267-271
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. In what way did the structure of the political machine resemble a pyramid?
B. Why did immigrants support political machines?
C. How did patronage contribute to government incompetence and fraud?
D. What were the positive and the negative effects of the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
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